First celandine seen in flower today by the stone wall. Redbuds reddening, dandelions reaching full bloom throughout town. Lil’s maple and all the other maples on the block are leafing and flowering. The south ash and the hackberries are also coming in. Nate’s black walnut and Moya’s both have distinctive, fat, dark bud clusters, but Don’s walnut tree shows no sign of blooming. Daffodils are starting to decline now, but in the South Glen, a new twinleaf had opened. Toad trillium has developed its red flowers. Violet cress and toothwort are still strong. Foliage of wild geranium and wild phlox is appearing, ragwort budding. Along the east border of the yard, the white bleeding hearts have finally come up, and an old pink bleeding heart emerged over night next to the new ones. A few ferns are a couple of inches tall, but most are still just slightly swelling and showing no green. Cowslips along Grinnell still full.